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A new species of the genus Paraxenos Saunders, 1872 (Strepsiptera: Xenidae) from Bembix digger wasps (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) and a redescription of Paraxenos hungaricus (Székessy, 1955)

  • 1. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. & Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • 2. Institut für Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany.
  • 3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan.
  • 4. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.

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Benda, Daniel, Pohl, Hans, Nakase, Yuta, Beutel, Rolf, Straka, Jakub (2023): A new species of the genus Paraxenos Saunders, 1872 (Strepsiptera: Xenidae) from Bembix digger wasps (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) and a redescription of Paraxenos hungaricus (Székessy, 1955). European Journal of Taxonomy 885 (1): 134-155, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.885.2197, URL: http://zoobank.org/16930d00-0d5e-4080-9c2f-efade47dc4cd

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